As the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) prepares for a June 18 vote on a new grid-screening system known as "Batch Zero," a complex question remains regarding how new data centers will add power to the Texas grid rather than simply draining it.
Texas beach volunteers removed more than 8,000 pounds of trash from the Coastal Bend and South Padre Island during the initial cleanups of 2026, according to the General Land Office.
Two Central Texas counties have issued local disaster declarations regarding the New World screwworm despite having no confirmed cases within their borders.
A coalition of five Texas oil and gas industry associations issued a joint memorandum on June 10, 2026, to state leadership defending the necessity of a massive extra-high-voltage power grid expansion in West Texas, calling recent criticism of the project misleading.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) board of directors has approved a new data center rule that focuses on how these facilities behave once they are plugged into the state’s power grid.
Governor Greg Abbott directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to take immediate steps to protect residential electricity customers from the financial impacts of data center expansion in Texas.
The regulatory battle over Texas's extra-high-voltage grid expansion has taken a new procedural turn, as state regulators agreed to review a landowner complaint even while the evidentiary hearing moves ahead.
The New World screwworm outbreak in Texas widened as federal regulatory officials confirmed three additional cases far beyond the original South Texas containment zone and announced an escalated, multi-agency response.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) board of directors has endorsed a new large-load screening framework that is already reshaping which massive technology infrastructure projects will advance on the state's power grid.
The international fallout from recent New World screwworm detections in South Texas escalated as the Canadian government moved to restrict imports of Texas livestock, drawing sharp pushback from state officials.